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Multiplying and Dividing by 10, 100 and 1,000 Codebreaker WORKSHEET
Suitable for Grades: 5th Grade
CCSS: 5.NBT.A.2, 5.NBT.B.7
CCSS Description: CCSS Description: Explain patterns in the number of zeros of the product when multiplying a number by powers of 10, and explain patterns in the placement of the decimal point when a decimal is multiplied or divided by a power of 10. Use whole‑number exponents to denote powers of 10.
CCSS Description: Add, subtract, multiply, and divide decimals to hundredths, using concrete models or drawings and strategies based on place value, properties of operations, and/or the relationship between addition and subtraction; relate the strategy to a written method and explain the reasoning used.
CCSS Description: Add, subtract, multiply, and divide decimals to hundredths, using concrete models or drawings and strategies based on place value, properties of operations, and/or the relationship between addition and subtraction; relate the strategy to a written method and explain the reasoning used.
Multiplying and Dividing by 10, 100 and 1,000 Codebreaker WORKSHEET DESCRIPTION
This engaging mathematical codebreaker focuses on developing students' skills in multiplying and dividing numbers by 10, 100, and 1,000. It combines fluency with a puzzle-solving twist.
Learners will solve 27 mathematical operations involving whole numbers and decimals, being multiplied or divided by 10, 100, or 1,000. All potential answers (plus three extras) are pre-listed in a grid, challenging students to identify and shade the correct solutions. The three unshaded numbers will ultimately reveal a padlock combination.
The worksheet's design is strategically crafted, with carefully selected questions that often feature recurring digits but with intentionally varied place values.
